Photos tagged as forts

Paro Dzong from the airport tarmack

Date: 10 November 2009
Photographer: rsherry: gallery
Location: Paro, Bhutan: gallery
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Jakar Dzong

Date: 23 October 2009
Photographer: rsherry: gallery
Location: Bhutan: gallery
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Trongsa Zhong

Date: 22 October 2009
Photographer: rsherry: gallery
Location: Bhutan: gallery
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Wangdue Dzong

Date: 9 October 2009
Photographer: rsherry: gallery
Location: Bhutan: gallery
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Inside Paro Dzong, second courtyard

Date: 12 September 2009
Photographer: rsherry: gallery
Location: Bhutan: gallery
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Paro Dzong from its Bridge

Date: 12 September 2009
Photographer: rsherry: gallery
Location: Bhutan: gallery
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Paro Dzong

Date: 12 September 2009
Photographer: rsherry: gallery
Location: Bhutan: gallery
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South towers of Drukgyel Dzong

Date: 12 September 2009
Photographer: rsherry: gallery
Location: Bhutan: gallery
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Ruins of Drukgyel Dzong

Date: 12 September 2009
Photographer: rsherry: gallery
Location: Bhutan: gallery
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Another View of the North tower of Drukgyel Dzong

Date: 12 September 2009
Photographer: rsherry: gallery
Location: Bhutan: gallery
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North Tower of Drukgyel Dzong

Date: 12 September 2009
Photographer: rsherry: gallery
Location: Bhutan: gallery
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Ruins of Drukgyel Dzong, 1649, burned 1951

Date: 12 September 2009
Photographer: rsherry: gallery
Location: Bhutan: gallery
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The National Museum of Bhutan, Paro

housed in a Ta-dzong (watchtower) dating from 1656 with 2.5m thick walls.

Date: 12 September 2009
Photographer: rsherry: gallery
Location: Bhutan: gallery
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Elmina Castle Chapel

Date: 26 July 2009
Photographer: Sarabi: gallery
Location: Elmina, Ghana: gallery
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The walls of the Condemned Slaves cell

Contrasted to the Officers Cell next door, the Condemned Slaves cell had no windows and had a solid wood and steel door. Whilst not as air tight as the Condemned Slaves cell at Cape Coast, most slaves here died of starvation and dehydration. No one left this cell alive.

Date: 26 July 2009
Photographer: Sarabi: gallery
Location: Elmina, Ghana: gallery
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Inside the Officers Cell

The Officers Cell had a barred gate and windows. Soldiers were sent here for a few days for transgressions such as breaking curfew or getting too drunk. No one is recorded to have died inside the Officers Cell.

Date: 26 July 2009
Photographer: Sarabi: gallery
Location: Elmina, Ghana: gallery
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The main offices and Governors Chambers of Elmina Castle

Date: 26 July 2009
Photographer: Sarabi: gallery
Location: Elmina, Ghana: gallery
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Elmina Castle

Date: 26 July 2009
Photographer: Sarabi: gallery
Location: Elmina, Ghana: gallery
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The corridor to the Door of No Return

Date: 26 July 2009
Photographer: Sarabi: gallery
Location: Elmina, Ghana: gallery
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The Door of No Return, Elmina

Unlike it's counterpart at Cape Coast Castle, the Door of No Return at Elmina remains the same size that it was when first designed. It is approximately 1 foot wide and 4 feet high, forcing the slaves into single file and stooped as they exited the castle into the bright daylight beyond (This would've temporarily blinded them as they wouldn't have seen full sunlight for a few months). Someone half blind and on their knees is much easier to herd into a boat.